The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-01-14
CURRRxT EvEN r..

Col Hogg contributed $fooo towards the
Agricultural College At Corvallis.
The Dunlway family have retired from
the Nerv W w., Oliver Perry Mason and
sisters being their successors.
Mr. Wallla Nash, OF the o. r., states that
the material IL afioat and that during the
ensuing twelve months the road will be cx.
tended Eastward 40 miles, which would
take Il nearly 10 Grant county. II the Cas-.
cades arc passed the feat viii be a big one.
YaquIna Bay will probably get Sso,ooo
rom Congress this session.
The following ID Chief Engineer parkes
explanation IN reference to the superseding
Of Major Jones by Capt Powell rs Engineer
OF the government work In the Northwest
"Owing 10 the great desire on part Of the
citizens for an early resumption OF the
work, | reported 70 the Secretary Of War
the status Of the case, and added thai, although
! was acting chief, preferred not TO make
q decision on Major Jones project, for l was
not willing to assume the responsibility oi
recommending or authorizing the approval
OF the project, for u work Of this character,
OF an officer whose administrative sklll,capa.
city and ability were not satisfactory to me
but IN order that there should be no further
Il
make recommendation, and that was for
Capt Powell to relieve Major Jones. This
was authorized by the Secretary Of War and
work wac begun"
Pendeton has a saloon keeper who Will
not allow boys TO enter his doors. A re.
inarkable man.
10000 sheep were shipped from Oregon
during the past year,
Nickel, the Tacoma insurance man, who
recently became missing, II Il now learned,
from eIrcumstantiai evidence, left for parts
sunknown, leaving . big insurance due on
his life.
WA Muniy Is Governor pennoycr's pri.
vate Secretary. Mr. Muniy IL brother Of
the editor Of the Catholic Semfisei
The gross revenue OF several Oregon Post
Offices for 1886 was as follows. We give the
gross as that 10 what indicates the business
Of the different eltIes Portland, SOS, ,ss7
Salem. .$Io,34S The Dailes, SsoT3, Astoria,
$6I77 Pendleton, S5s5s /; Baker City,
S366s Albany, S3s41 East Portland,
$54os Eugene. S5to1 Corvallis, S5is6 ;
Oregon city,Ss5t7 Ashland. $IoS4 Jack.
sonyilIe, $TS7e. In Washington Territory
the record was Seattle, SI3.343 walIa
Walla, $o,367 Tacoma, $SSo3 Spokane
Falls, S6stg coliax, S4tl5; Olympia,
$3s4s Dayton, S3s57 Port Townsend,
| $1o46 Sprague, $a3S4 Vancouver, $3530;
Cheney, $1S27. IN the whole Of Oregon
the excess Of expenditures over receipts wa,
Sfs3.so4 in w. r., $st7.o77. There arc
but nine states that are self supporting, y
T., Mass, Penn, Ill, X. l., n. j Conn, N
II. and Del.
The following tafiey Il given two Oregcf
girls By Philadelphia paper The fatni
Iles Of the Senators from Oregon will al 1
prominent place IN the fashionable world Al
the national capital during the present sea
son. Drawing rooms and ladies' events
last week were inaugurated by round o
gzietsea Ia honor OF these daughters Of the
west. whe are acknowledged bellies. II l
no disparagment 10 the many Washington
bellies who add attraction 10 social life ihi
year 70 say that Matte Mitchell AMI Agne
Dolph are the Fnoxt beautiful. .accompiIshcs
and popular young ladiea here. They ar
creating q great iarore In this gay world
They hAYe Just entered their tweniles
Miss Mitchell ls = triAe older than Mia
DoIph.
Alex Crawford, well.known Duluth
Wis.,, iron manufacturer. has received notic
that by the death Of cousin named Jane
| Thompson. In Baliarat. Australia. a forum
OF nearly 5000. 600 has been left 10 hir
and hls four brothers, giving she each near
ly 81 .0Do.O0O. Crawford has not seen hi
cousin for torty yeas.
John Roach. the great ship builder. die
LAST Tuesday.
/ Alien q Thurman i strongly mentionei
| for President Ia 1883 on tho Democrat
Il Nsx. A. Il a :
world has ever knossn.to have been In pub
lie Efe 30 long.
Joe Simon Is as loud lnoushed - ever
the state Legislature proceedings.
The New York U,erd tavors Rosco
conkllng for Y ) Senator.
The Supreme Court has declared III
Ready liquor law Unconstitutional.
fIIbbs the Lewiston defaulting Posssna'
ter received Ave years In the penitcniiary.
Rev r NJ cuip, Of Roseburg, residcr
Of this city for some time, besides his mir
lAteFial work. has opened dental Office
that city. Rev Culp Is, We understand
dentist Of considerable skill and experiences
The rate for the carriage Of wheat fror
walIa walla 10 Portland Is rs cents busl
ei. Outrageous
| A SH,OO0,O 600 palace was burned In Toled
spain,on Tuesday on the same day Batavia
In New York State, was visited by $500
900 fire.
Passenger fare In this State should be n
duced 70 1 cents mile and freight rate
also greatly reduced. Oregon needs SON
stringent laws IN these matters We has
been Imposed on sufficiently long. Let ri
} roads that have been covered up with Ian
grants and subsidies from the people no
. return compliments. There Is no fnatt'
before the legislature that demands mo-
prompt attention.
, The assessed valuation of property
New York City Is Si,as7,2s0,000.
; Last Tuesday BIsfnark made powcrf
! speech In the reichstag In favor of increa
, ing The strength Of the army, and threate
ed dissolution OF the rcichstag u the bill
not pass. He declared Germany at peas
but feared France. He prefers the frien
; ship Of Russia to Bulgaria.
San Francisco experienced slight sho'
OF earthquake last Tuesday. A few yea
ago this would have been a mounta
through the East.
Police Judge Mofiit died very suddenly
( | Astoria last Wednesday.
c WIN b WEIGH has been appointed Po
4 master at East Portland. There were abe
{ fifteen applicants.
Seattle win have free delivery syste
c not to begin, though, until July.
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